What is a rogue anti-spyware program?
WinZix is a example of rogue anti-spyware program. A rogue anti-spyware program normally ask you to purchase their Spyware remover but actually it is a spyware or something similar. These kind of programs will install a Trojan. based program in your machine and which will download the actual deceptive software. You can find such behavior if while browsing you get some notification which are similar to windows Notification but actually they are not. If you believe they are legitimate message and click on OK they will take you to website from where the program will download software with your consent.
These Rogue Anti spyware usually shows false positive spyware detection, and sometime ask yuo to pay for automatic removal of such spywares. Some rogue anti-spywares like WinZix installs on your computer even without asking user permission.
How do I know I have WinZix on my computer?
These type of software are difficult to catch as normally they behave like genuine valid softwares. Unless you actually know by the name of software that it is harmful it will be difficult. Alternatively you will know by Symptoms of Winzix presence –